Thread: Volusia Co. Firefighter Accused Of Child Porn

County Suspends Bussard Without Pay
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updated 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Federal agents arrested a Volusia County firefighter on Tuesday.

Steven Bussard Jr., 30, was accused of receiving and possessing child pornography. Even though the accusations are not related to his job as a firefighter, the county has suspended him without pay, officials said.

According to the federal indictment, Bussard received and possessed images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct on his home computer between July 2006 and June 2007.

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On Tuesday morning, agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Bussard at the Spring Lakes Fire Station in Orange City.

A Volusia County spokesman said Bussard did not use computers at work to access child pornography, but he has been suspended without pay because of the allegations and arrest.

Bussard appeared in federal court in Orlando on Tuesday. After the hearing, he was released under certain conditions. He must have GPS monitoring and surrender all firearms.

Bussard must stay within the federal courts jurisdiction as the case moves through the legal system.


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On Tuesday morning, agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Bussard at the Spring Lakes Fire Station in Orange City.

This statement is why I posted this here...although it doesn't explain much, there is a reason ICE picked him up.

Could be, there are alot of illegals in the area.

Originally Posted by crazybird

Could be, there are alot of illegals in the area.

Another article I found on this says he worked at a mexican restaurant before becoming a firefighter...but that doesn't prove he's illegal, so I'm not sure why ICE would be involved.

This is a wierd one. Apparently he is a US citizen caught by an ICE investigation. Their IT section was investigating international kiddie porn. Federal LEO have the ability to arrest anyone, anywhere in the USA for violations of law. A similar example on a state basis is the police at the state universities in Florida are state police. Their jurisdiction is state wide including their arrest powers.

Is it possible that Steven Bussard Jr is a stolen identity? I can't wait to see how this one plays out.

First of all Welcome to ALIPAC prebanjoe

This is weird isn't it? Would ICE get involved if the child porn was crossing international boundaries?